CAIRO – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reiterated on Sunday Egypt’s full rejection of any unilateral act that violates the international law as regards the management of water resources.
Speaking at the seventh edition of Cairo Water Week, Abdelatty said Egypt exerted utmost efforts over the past years to the uphold international water agenda and has contributed to launching many initiatives in this regard, including Water Adaptation and Resilience (AWARe) initiative.
He said the event, under the theme of “Water and Climate: Building Resilient Communities”, serves as an important platform that uses science to find solutions to water-related issues.
Abdelatty stressed that there is no other alternative than enhancing regional and international cooperation as regards water management to achieve development for everyone, especially as most of water resources are transboundary rivers.
Egypt has been and is still among the countries that supported development and prosperity in the Nile-basin countries, he said, stressing that Egypt supports ant project as long as it is satisfactory to all sides.
He reiterated Egypt’s commitment to the principles of the international law, calling on brothers in the Nile basin countries to lay down a mechanism to achieve aspirations of peoples of this great river.
The event, that kicked off earlier in the day and is to run till Oct 17, is held under the sponsorship of Abdel Fattah El Sisi and is organized by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources.
The opening session was attended by a host of Egyptian ministers, ambassadors, representatives of diplomatic missions in Cairo and governors.
The annual event will tackle five main topics; Transboundary Water Governance for Sustainable Development, Strategic Water Resources Management in Enhancing Community Resilience, Innovation and Financing Resilient Solutions for Water Security, Actions for Water and Climate Adaptations and Resilience and Climate-Smart Communities Planning and Legislation.
The event will include workshops, competitions for young entrepreneurs and post-graduate students and an exhibition featuring modern technological solutions in water desalination and renewable energy.
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